In Italy, Theater Reopens in Town Devastated by Covid
In a signal of rebirth, the Donizetti theater in the northern Italian city of Bergamo, devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, reopened this weekend after three years of renovations.
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Ninth Circuit Sides With ‘Jersey Boys’ Writers in Copyright Battle
The Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that “Jersey Boys,” the hit Broadway musical that depicts the history of the Four Seasons band, did not infringe the copyright of an unpublished autobiography of Tommy DeVito, an original member of the musical group featuring lead singer Frankie Valli.
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Arizona Judge Upholds Covid Closure Orders for Gyms, Bars
An Arizona judge refused to block Gov. Doug Ducey’s temporary closure of bars, gyms, water parks, and movie theaters in a ruling released Tuesday.
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Acclaimed Russian Director Convicted but Not Sent to Prison
A Moscow judge convicted an acclaimed Russian theater director of embezzling state funds and imposed a three-year suspended sentence Friday in a case widely seen as politically motivated.
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Playwright, AIDS Activist Larry Kramer, 84
Time never softened the urgency of Larry Kramer’s demands. Theatergoers leaving a celebrated revival of Kramer’s “The Normal Heart” in 2011 were greeted by the playwright himself, deep in his 70s, handing out leaflets outside the Broadway theater demanding they do more to stop AIDS.
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Coronavirus Returns Banned Drive-in Movies to Iran
The new coronavirus pandemic has brought back something unseen in Iran since its 1979 Islamic Revolution: a drive-in movie theater.
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Coronavirus Claims Acclaimed Playwright Terrence McNally
Terrence McNally, one of America’s great playwrights whose prolific career included winning Tony Awards for the plays “Love! Valour! Compassion!” and “Master Class” and the musicals “Ragtime” and “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” has died of complications from the coronavirus. He was 81.
Read moreSpain to Follow Italy Into Lockdown, France Shutters Businesses
France ordered the closing of just about everything the rest of the world loves about it — the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the cafes, restaurants and cinema — and Spain drew up plans Saturday to lock down its 46 million citizens as governments took increasingly desperate measures to put more space between people and contain the coronavirus.
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California Bans Large Gatherings, Disneyland to Close Amid Virus Fears
Even as California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a ban Thursday on large events of more than 250 people to curb exposure to the coronavirus – with an exemption for theme parks, casinos and movie theaters – Disneyland said it will voluntarily close its resort through the end of March.
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Broadway Goes Dark as NYC Enters State of Emergency
Hours after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo cut the lights on Broadway, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency Thursday due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Ballet Dancers Down Tutus in Longest Strike Ever at Paris Opera
Paris Opera has lost more than $13.3 million in a month-long strike by ballet dancers fighting to cling onto pension rights that date back to the “Sun King” Louis XIV.
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Folk Puppets Keeping Heritage of Egyptian Satire Alive
In an era of on-screen entertainment, a simple glove puppet named Aragoz still lures Egyptian audiences with comic sketches showing how wits and skill can defeat the thuggish and corrupt.
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Famed Songwriter Jerry Herman Dies at 88
Tony Award-winning composer Jerry Herman, who wrote the music and lyrics for such classic shows as “Mame,” “Hello, Dolly!” and “La Cage aux Folles,” died Thursday. He was 88.
Read moreDeath Toll in West Texas Shooting Rampage Rises to 7
The death toll in a West Texas shooting rampage increased to seven Sunday as authorities investigated why a man stopped by state troopers for failing to signal a left turn opened fire on them and fled, shooting more than 20 people as he drove before being killed by officers outside a movie theater.
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Broadway Musical Legend Harold Prince Dies at 91
Harold Prince, a Broadway director and producer who pushed the boundaries of musical theater with such groundbreaking shows as “The Phantom of the Opera,” ”Cabaret,” ”Company” and “Sweeney Todd” and won a staggering 21 Tony Awards, has died. He was 91.
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James Siniscalchi, 46, of New York City, defrauded investors of $2.7 million in a Broadway show ticket scam, the SEC claims in federal court.
Read moreCourt Frees Acclaimed Russian Director From House Arrest
An acclaimed Russian theater and film director was freed from house arrest Monday, a verdict that follows longtime calls for his release from prominent cultural figures worldwide.
Read moreLa Scala Board to Decide on Controversial Saudi Funding
The directors of Italy’s premier opera house, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, are meeting to decide whether to accept controversial funding from Saudi Arabia.
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